Ngi

English: (prep) at, of, about


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


Maya' inih tauh ame ngabat ideh ngi turud sengi.
Let us go this way to block them at the ridge.

Me tauh ni'er ideh ngarang ngi tawa' dih.
Let's go and see them dancing on the verandah.

Tu'en tauh ngatang berek rayeh inih me ngi ruma' dadih.
Let's carry this big pig to their house.


Related to Ngi


angi': small finger

barungiran: a type of bird; Magpie-robin

bengil: ankle

benging: traditional songs of personal exploits, adventures; they may eventually become `adih'

bungi: damp, wet (to describe people, animals)

bungir 1: swollen (e.g. knee)

bungir 2: lump on tree trunk

dingi 1: inside, into something

dingi 2: opposite side

engi: there, that (demonstrative)

langit: sky

lunging: mortar, usu made of made, for pounding small items

Mudeng ngapeh iko ngi Bario?: Where are you staying in Bario?

Mudeng ngi ________ uih.: I am staying at ______.

ngi lai: outside

ngi'an (ng-i'an): to take pity on

ngi'ir: to rub against, to sharpen by rubbing against

ngiap (ng-iap): to count

ngiar (ng-iar): to yell at

ngibpang (ng-ibpang): to intervene, prevent

ngibpu' (ng-ibpu'): to make such an incision

ngiding (ng-iding): to lift up (as of a child), to carry

ngiding (ng-kiding): to lift

ngidtah: toborrow for short while

ngiet: tie something so that it hangs down

ngiet (ng-iet): to tie by hanging

ngiil (ng-iil): to lick

ngiir (ng-iir): to push aside, divert

ngikat: to make expensive

ngikat (ng-mikat): to make difficult